16 results for “bacterial meningitis”
16y · Male·Bacterial meningitis
A 16-year-old previously healthy boy died from bacterial meningitis after being misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis at a general practice. He presented with a 3-da…
43y · Male·Acute bacterial meningitis
Robert Spencer, a 43-year-old man, died from acute bacterial meningitis on 3 October 2009. He presented with back pain, fever, and paraesthesia on 25 September, atte…
8y · Male·bacterial meningitis that had not been diagnosed by a number of clinicians who h…
Eight-year-old Isaraelu Pele died of bacterial meningitis missed by multiple clinicians despite three hospital presentations and two GP visits between …
17y · Male·bacterial meningitis
A 17-year-old Aboriginal student died from bacterial meningitis after three clinic presentations in Yuendumu over four days. The critical failure occurred on…
1y · Male·acute meningitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae, associated with diffuse brain sw…
Noah Souvatzis, a 19-month-old boy, died from Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis on 31 December 2021 after presenting to Northeast Health Wangaratta ED on 29 December. Critical failures…
<1y · Female·Pneumococcal meningitis
Allegra, aged 6 months, died of pneumococcal meningitis after a Healthdirect telephone triage call on 28 April 2010 that resulted in inappropriate home-care adv…
21y · Male·Sepsis caused by Leptospirosis (Graeme Gulliver); Group A streptococcal meningit…
Three young patients died from severe bacterial infections at rural Queensland hospitals (Mossman and Atherton). All three received delayed diagnoses an…
19y · Male·acute bacterial meningitis with secondary cerebritis (meningococcus)
…m, received antibiotics only then, was intubated and transferred to ICU where he died from meningococcal meningitis with cerebritis on 15 July. Clinical lessons: recognise the constellation of fever, severe pain, headach…
17y · Female·Acute Lymphocytic Meningitis and Focal Myocarditis
…on after symptomatic treatment. She re-presented on 7 January 2009 with worsening symptoms suggestive of meningitis. A lumbar puncture was performed, with CSF analysis consistent with viral meningitis. She was admitted o…
22y · Male·Meningococcal meningitis and sepsis
Daniel Roulant, 22, died from meningococcal meningitis and sepsis within 24 hours of symptom onset. He presented to his GP on 23 November 2017 with a viral hea…
35y · Male·Acute Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis
Christopher Nigel Spinks, a 35-year-old tree surgeon, died of acute Staphylococcus aureus meningitis on 3 December 2002. He initially presented on 27 November 2002 with neck pain following a windsurfing ac…
14y · Female·Neisseria meningitidis infection (meningococcal septicaemia)
…iting, myalgia, and haemodynamic instability (hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnoea)—all signs of serious bacterial infection. Hospital doctors misdiagnosed her as having a urinary tract infection or pelvic inflammatory …
6y · Female·Brain stem herniation due to pneumococcal meningitis
Lilli Sweet, a 6-year-old asplenic child with hereditary spherocytosis, died from pneumococcal meningitis with brain stem herniation. She presented to Nambour Hospital ED with vomiting, diarrhea, and headache o…
<1y · Male·Acute meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae infection
…ned in the remote community. On 22 June, he presented to Warmun Health Clinic in critical condition with meningitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. Despite transfer to Royal Darwin Hospital, he died five days la…
28y · Female·acute streptococcus pneumonia meningitis with left-sided otitis media as anteced…
Michelle McIlquham, 28 years old, died from undiagnosed acute bacterial meningitis (streptococcus pneumonia) that developed from a middle ear infection. She presented to Bankst…
2y · Male·Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome which probably originated in the thro…
… management failures occurred: no septic work-up or blood cultures despite lumbar puncture for suspected meningitis; refusal of adequate analgesia (morphine) based on diagnostic concern when weaker analgesics were failin…
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